A left-handed opening batsman, he got his Test opportunity following a dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board and the Players' Association.
Having previously represented Jamaica at youth level Phillips made his professional debut in October 2007 when appearing for the newly formed Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC).
[4] On 8 July, he was named in the Test squad following a pay dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board and the Players' Association which led to the first XI boycotting.
[13] Phillips made his final first-class appearances during the 2016–17 season,[14] before four matches in the 2017–18 Regional Super50 brought an end to his professional cricket career.
[16] In December 2022, the West Indies called up Phillips to act as a substitute fielder in the second Test of their tour of Australia as several members of the squad were unavailable.